Cross Country

Coach Condon

 

Eamonn is a former participant in the Irish National Championships, and Head Coach of the cross country program at Mesa Community College.
Prior to coming to Mesa in 2007, the Ahwatukee resident coached at Gateway Community College.

At Gateway, his runners had three top 10 finishes in National Junior College Athletic Association men's competition.

Condon competed in collegiate and club cross country meets and had a ninth-place finish in the National Marathon in his native Ireland. He migrated to the United States in 1991 and has held positions with major companies in the fields of travel and computer technology. He holds degrees from Dublin College of Commerce and Western Ontario University.

Eamonn begins his third year as head cross country coach at Mesa Community College in 2009.  Prior to joining the Thunderbirds, many of his athletes have earned All-American honors and have gone on to further success in NCAA and USTAF competitions.

His stated goal is to recruit the best distance runners in Arizona and develop them into athletes that can compete at the highest levels. In doing so, he expects the Mesa men's and women's cross country teams to become perennial challengers for NJCAA National Championship honors.

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Cross Country 2009

2009 Cross Country Team Picture and Outlook

Head Coach Eamonn Condon begins his third year at the helm of Mesa Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Teams.  Both squads are coming off fine seasons and 2009 will be no different.  The Lady Thunderbirds placed 15th at Nationals and the Men’s Team took 28th in Spartanburg, South Carolina last November.  Coach Condon’s teams also placed in the NJCAA Half-Marathon last season at Johnson County CC.  The women notched fifth and the men took 11th.  The Thunderbird runners will surely improve on respectable 2008 finishes this season as last year’s squad was entirely composed of freshmen runners.  Look for big things from Samantha Meyerhoff, Mary Ricks, and Trackster Hailey Hanna.  On the men’s side, anchors Joshua Burton, Kyle Ehrke (red-shirted last year), and Trackster Justin Royer will be integral.  Incoming freshman Ann Bawden from Highland HS and Lane Cowboy out of Monument Valley look strong thus far.

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